Organisers enraged by Liverpool cancellation

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THE Liverpool International tournament has been cancelled after the sport’s players’ body refused to let it clash with another event, in Nottingham. Anders Borg, the promoter, called off the pre-Wimbledon tournament after the ATP refused to waive the rule that prevents its top 50 players competing in a tournament within 100 miles of an ATP event.

The Liverpool tournament, played in Calderstones Park, lies within 100 miles of the Nottingham Tennis Centre, which is staging the Samsung Open from June 16 to 22. After hosting the event last year, which was won by Marat Safin, the former US Open champion,